[nerdbert]

> bear in mind that China literally started producing electronics in the 80s, a 40 year headstart

Pretty sure Indian electronic manufacturing didn't start with this Apple project.

[kamakazizuru]

at this scale and complexity it's definitely one of the earlier projects. Apple does almost nothing "off the shelf" - tools, processes and often even materials are engineered to their specific needs. That's different from the more lego like manufacturing that most electronics require.